Serve your community and get recognized for it! If you have volunteered in the community while you have been a student here at FIU, you may be eligible for the Excellence in Civic Engagement Medallion of Distinction. Eligibility criteria and application process are listed here:

Eligibility Criteria:

• Undergraduate - 200 hours of community service documented on Student Development Transcript, minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at time of application
• Undergraduate (transfer) - 100 hours of community service documented on Student Development Transcript, minimum 3.0 cumulative GPA at time of application
• Graduate - 100 hours of community service documented on Student Development Transcript, minimum 3.5 GPA at time of application

Application Process:

• Open a Student Development Transcript.
• Document your volunteer service hours on your transcript.
• Complete the online application.
• Submit a personal statement to CLS in GC 242
• Deadline: November 14, 2008 (Fall graduating seniors) and March 27, 2009 (Spring graduating seniors)

   Recipients will incur a $20 fee to cover the cost of medallion, official certificate, and transcript.